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jordan says al qaeda operatives in iraq had also been helping the militants make explosives. >>> the white house is denying reports that the u.s. and iran have agreed to talks over tehran's nuclear program. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that the two sides had agreed in principal to one on one talks. a u.n. security spokesperson said the report isn't true. however, president obama has said he'll do whatever it takes to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> some doctors say the nationwide meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. according to "usa today," there was a similar outbreak ten years ago in north carolina, when five people became ill, and one of them died. doctors say compounded steroid injections given for back pain needs to be particularly sterilized. so far the cdc says 23 people have died in this outbreak, including two in virginia and one in maryland. another 285 are sick. >>> today the international cycling union will decide if lance armstrong should be stripped of his seven tour de france titles. they made the recommendation back in aulling
jordan says al qaeda operatives in iraq had also been helping the militants make explosives. >>> the white house is denying reports that the u.s. and iran have agreed to talks over tehran's nuclear program. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that the two sides had agreed in principal to one on one talks. a u.n. security spokesperson said the report isn't true. however, president obama has said he'll do whatever it takes to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon....
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richard jordan explains how the girl was matched with her constant companion. >> reporter: noel michaels can barely wrap her arm as around her new dog tight enough. the 4-year-old was born with a chronic lung disease, a primi who arrived before her lungs could fully develop and now she's constantly tied to an oxygen tank. but noel won't have to lug this te ten-pound tank alone. >> we're add agnew family member to our home. that's what today is all about. >> reporter: monte is following the paw prints of mr. gibbs. >> this georgia girl with a similar lung condition and her service dog were on the "today" show. that segment inspired noel's mother to find the same help for her daughter. the michaels did some research and with donations, they collected $10,000 to get their own service dog. monte came from north star, the foundation typically provides dogs to autistic kids. but they took the challenge to match noel and monte. >> that a girl. >> reporter: monte was trained just for noel. >> tell me what you think about your dog? >> good. >> reporter: it's good? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you lik
richard jordan explains how the girl was matched with her constant companion. >> reporter: noel michaels can barely wrap her arm as around her new dog tight enough. the 4-year-old was born with a chronic lung disease, a primi who arrived before her lungs could fully develop and now she's constantly tied to an oxygen tank. but noel won't have to lug this te ten-pound tank alone. >> we're add agnew family member to our home. that's what today is all about. >> reporter: monte is...
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. >> and i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. don't go back to sleep. the weekday crew decided to take a day off. >>> the redskins fumbled their chance at a comeback against the giants. something to look forward to, though, the return of a fan favorite. >> the time is 6:00 on the dot. we've got 48 degrees out there. it was a great weekend. now it's time for monday and big changes on the way. >> a lot of people. a lot of cars moving out there. people getting ready for the work week. chilly start at that one. >> and getting ready to go off to school this morning. you need your winter coat. >>> we are down in many locations in the 30s under a clear sky. latest view from space. no clouds around throughout the entire region. that bright spot above orion. that's jupiter. venus rising in the east, very bright. 50 at reagan national on the potomac. but away from the waters, most locations in the 30s this morning. prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, and just about all of northern virginia and northern maryland, except right near the bay wat
. >> and i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. don't go back to sleep. the weekday crew decided to take a day off. >>> the redskins fumbled their chance at a comeback against the giants. something to look forward to, though, the return of a fan favorite. >> the time is 6:00 on the dot. we've got 48 degrees out there. it was a great weekend. now it's time for monday and big changes on the way. >> a lot of people. a lot of cars moving out there. people getting...
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richard jordan will have a live report. >>> dozens of people are under arrest following a series of raids in fairfax and prince william counties. a month-long effort to seize drugs and weapons, money and stolen property. news4's pat collins joins us live with word on how the crooks committed the crime. pat? >> reporter: this police operation, they say, focused on crimes that impact the quality of life. things that can lead to the decay of a neighborhood. when rosa opened the store today, he had some customers he didn't expect. cops. seizing what they described as counterfeit cds and dvds. >> no, we were cool. they just take all the dvds, cds. >> what was it like when they came in? >> nothing. we were cool to each other. i know them already. >> reporter: babin was on his way to get a hair cut. he saw the police move in. >> i was pretty scared. i was like, what's going on. thinking it was a robbery happening or something. >> how many cops did you see? >> about seven. undercover cops, all unmarked vehicles. >> reporter: what happened here today, just one of a number of raids, the culmination
richard jordan will have a live report. >>> dozens of people are under arrest following a series of raids in fairfax and prince william counties. a month-long effort to seize drugs and weapons, money and stolen property. news4's pat collins joins us live with word on how the crooks committed the crime. pat? >> reporter: this police operation, they say, focused on crimes that impact the quality of life. things that can lead to the decay of a neighborhood. when rosa opened the...
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. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 6th. time to get a check on ur forecast. >> that is why meteorologist chuck bell is standing by. surprised me out there. you're out in the elements. >> absolutely right. a beautiful morning to be outside. today short sleeve weather for sure. if you're going to spend any time outside today shorts and t-shirts is all you'll need though we won't be in the 80s like the last couple days. it is still going to be awfully nice to be in the great outdoors today. plenty of sunshine coming through the sky here in northwest washington. current temperature right here at the station at 68 degrees already. 67 downtown at the airport. 70 degrees in calvert county, maryland this morning. 70 degrees also in diehl and shady side. 64 now in bristow, virginia. rap hannah county temperatures in the low 60s. mid 60s in the panhandle of west virginia with a couple light rain showers now moving toward hagerstown and northern frederick county so a couple showers out to the west here through this morning and there m
. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 6th. time to get a check on ur forecast. >> that is why meteorologist chuck bell is standing by. surprised me out there. you're out in the elements. >> absolutely right. a beautiful morning to be outside. today short sleeve weather for sure. if you're going to spend any time outside today shorts and t-shirts is all you'll need though we won't be in the 80s like the last couple days. it is still going to be awfully nice to be in...
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. >> and i'm richard jordan, in for aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 22nd. you've got to admit, that was a pretty good end zone dance. >> the thing is you can't give eli manning a minute and a half. he can do things like that. but i want to talk about a better story, the weather. tom with more on that. >> it was a touchdown this weekend for sure. absolutely gorgeous weekend. >>> there's the live view from our nbc 4 city camera. this morning, what a change from yesterday's mild afternoon. it is cold. much of the region this morning under a clear sky. there's the washington monument, and we have the autumn constellations gleaming brilliantly this morning. the bright spot to the upper right of orion is jupiter. venus rising in the east. delightful morning. the view from space under a clear sky. this area of high pressure is going to be with us here throughout the day today and much of the week ahead, bringing some delightful weather. we're going to have chilly mornings, mild afternoons through the end of t
. >> and i'm richard jordan, in for aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 22nd. you've got to admit, that was a pretty good end zone dance. >> the thing is you can't give eli manning a minute and a half. he can do things like that. but i want to talk about a better story, the weather. tom with more on that. >> it was a touchdown this weekend for sure. absolutely gorgeous weekend. >>> there's the live view from our nbc 4 city...
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i'm richard jordan. topping your news today virginia state police are investigating an accident that killed one of their own along route 30 outside kings dominion last night. police say the trooper was directing traffic for people leaving the state fair when an suv hit him. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. police are expected to release the trooper's name later today. >>> people in fairfax county have more time to pay personal property taxes. annual car tax payments were due last night by midnight but the website that accepts the payments kept going down so officials say they fixed the problem and now pushed the deadline back to midnight tonight. to pay your car tax online head to fairfax county.gov/dta. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly wh
i'm richard jordan. topping your news today virginia state police are investigating an accident that killed one of their own along route 30 outside kings dominion last night. police say the trooper was directing traffic for people leaving the state fair when an suv hit him. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. police are expected to release the trooper's name later today. >>> people in fairfax county have more time to pay personal property taxes. annual car tax payments...
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i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. two big headlines, first a delay for endeavor. >> also ahead, a bad break for the yankees, not only did they lose, they lost their team captain derek jeter. >>> now your forecast. >>> good morning, everybody. what a gorgeous early morning sunrise we have right now over the heart of the nation's capital right here. this is looking down from the tower, and that is the view of the city camera looking north. what a wonderful goldenlow to your early morning skies. temperatures now between 10 and 20 degrees or more warmer than at the same time yesterday. 52 at the airport, temperatures in t40s and 50s. the story we're waiting on is the bigger storm out to the best. wind advisories from chicago to indianapolis. expect a breezy day, but it's a south wind and that will warm things up. we'll be at 74 and 75 before the day is done. >>> endeavor is still making it's way through the streets of los angeles. it's hours behind schedule. it was supposed to arrive last night, but now it might not make
i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. two big headlines, first a delay for endeavor. >> also ahead, a bad break for the yankees, not only did they lose, they lost their team captain derek jeter. >>> now your forecast. >>> good morning, everybody. what a gorgeous early morning sunrise we have right now over the heart of the nation's capital right here. this is looking down from the tower, and that is the view of the city camera looking north. what a wonderful...
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i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. welcome to news 4 today. it is saturday, october 13th, 2012. >> nationals fans are hoping last night was just a bad dream. the nats jumped all over the cardinals in the beginning leading 6-0 after three innings. but the cards chipped away at the lead eventually tying it in the top of the ninth at seven. then rookie short stop pete kossma drove home two more runs to put st. louis up by two and the nats could not recover as the cardinals win, 9-7 and eliminate the nats from the playoffs. >> it was a great year. it was a lot of fun. but right now it stings a little bit. this will hurt for a couple days and then i think we'll have a chance to look back and see what we did and, you know, we should all be very proud of what we did this year. >> we did a great job. you know what? washington got what they wanted. they saw something new. and you know what? it's going to be fun for the next couple years. >> as for the cardinals, they head out west now to take on the san francisco giants in the national league champions
i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. welcome to news 4 today. it is saturday, october 13th, 2012. >> nationals fans are hoping last night was just a bad dream. the nats jumped all over the cardinals in the beginning leading 6-0 after three innings. but the cards chipped away at the lead eventually tying it in the top of the ninth at seven. then rookie short stop pete kossma drove home two more runs to put st. louis up by two and the nats could not recover as the cardinals win, 9-7...
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. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 6, 2012 the day before the cold front arrives. >> i know. don't say it. yesterday was so spectacular. big changes are on the way. right, chuck? >> oh, they're on the way all right. i for one as much as i like a little mild weather i am sick of training for this marathon in 80 plus-degree weather. it's october. we already know that you're going to train in the weather you run in or else. outside for now another mild start to a day here in washington. 64 already here in town. 61 in downtown baltimore. 62 in waldorf, maryland this morning. even now over to the old dominion of virginia temperatures mostly now mid to upper 50s. 54 manassas. 59 degrees in front royal. rain drops are not too close to town yet but rain drops in far western maryland and parts of southwestern pennsylvania. they're all part of the leading edge of the cold front which yes indeed will bring us a scattering of shower chances today. certainly not a washout. but you will notice it once the fro
. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 6, 2012 the day before the cold front arrives. >> i know. don't say it. yesterday was so spectacular. big changes are on the way. right, chuck? >> oh, they're on the way all right. i for one as much as i like a little mild weather i am sick of training for this marathon in 80 plus-degree weather. it's october. we already know that you're going to train in the weather you run in or else. outside for now another mild start to a...
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. >> i'm richard jordan. welcome to news 4 today saturday, october 13th, 2012. >> national fans are waking up this morning hoping it was all a bad dream. >> the nats lose a heart breaker in game five falling 9-7 to the stlouis cardinals ending the team's exciting postseason. >> news 4's dan hellie has a recap of the depressing game five loss. >> good morning, guys. it couldn't have started any better or ended any worse for the washington nationals last night. they've had sparse, offensive production the entire postseason but they exploded, three runs in the first inning and then three runs in the third. bryce harper's home run highlighted the inning. they jumped to a 6-0 lead. the cardinals would slowly chip away, but the nationals entered the ninth inning with a 7-5 lead and their closer on the mound. twice, one strike away from winning the game and the nationals advancing to the national league championship series, but the cardinals came through. they are 6-0 in their last six deciding games and they did it
. >> i'm richard jordan. welcome to news 4 today saturday, october 13th, 2012. >> national fans are waking up this morning hoping it was all a bad dream. >> the nats lose a heart breaker in game five falling 9-7 to the stlouis cardinals ending the team's exciting postseason. >> news 4's dan hellie has a recap of the depressing game five loss. >> good morning, guys. it couldn't have started any better or ended any worse for the washington nationals last night....
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today richard jordan spoke to some students in hyattsville who say they feel powerless because they cannot participate in decisions that could change their lives. >> reporter: the undocumented hispanic community is anxiously anticipating the november elections. but those with the most to lose do not get to vote. 17-year-old veronica just graduated from high school in june. the opportunity to go to college is out of reach, because the teen is undocumented and the cost of higher learning is too high. maryland's question 4 asks voters to approve a law allowing undocumented immigrants to pay instate or incounty tuition at maryland colleges. passage would open doors for thousands of imgrants. >> i had cancer back in 2009. >> reporter: the stakes are hi for ricardo. he dreams of becoming an oncologist, but says he will never made it to medical school without the referendum. >> i'm a cancer survivor. my life was saved in johns hopkins by a doctor who is an immigrant. i just want to keep saving lives the same way my life was saved once. and i think it's really important to allow me, and allow kids
today richard jordan spoke to some students in hyattsville who say they feel powerless because they cannot participate in decisions that could change their lives. >> reporter: the undocumented hispanic community is anxiously anticipating the november elections. but those with the most to lose do not get to vote. 17-year-old veronica just graduated from high school in june. the opportunity to go to college is out of reach, because the teen is undocumented and the cost of higher learning is...
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richard jordan talked to them about what helped them get through it. >> i don't think our wives will let us go for many years. >> reporter: neal peckens and jason hiser can laugh about it now. but for six days, these friends and avid hikers were lost in the back country of montana's glacier national park. snow op the ground covered their trail, and their topographic map blew away from them. the men were more than 2,000 miles from home, but their thoughts were with their families. >> my wife was having a baby shower on saturday. so i was worried about ruining that as well. >> reporter: hiser is expecting his first child. peckens' wife waiting with their son who just turned a year old. the families called authorities when the men didn't return on time. >> i think that the people at home had it worse than we had it. sadly. >> reporter: peckens and hiser finally rescued late monday. they used a blanket and put out an sos using burned logs. but help wasn't coming fast enough. >> we saw helicopters. we had a couple of fly over our heads, but they couldn't see you through the fog. >> report
richard jordan talked to them about what helped them get through it. >> i don't think our wives will let us go for many years. >> reporter: neal peckens and jason hiser can laugh about it now. but for six days, these friends and avid hikers were lost in the back country of montana's glacier national park. snow op the ground covered their trail, and their topographic map blew away from them. the men were more than 2,000 miles from home, but their thoughts were with their families....
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. >> i'm richard jordan. the day is off to a cool start, but those temperatures may not stick around for too long. >> and a warm up on the way, let's check in with chuck bell. >> all of that is true richard and angie. the warm up begins really this afternoon, sort of the transition as our winds start to come back around to the south, and just wait until you see how nice it will be around here this upcoming week. hardly going to feel like the last week of october. still early out there, sunrise still almost an hour away. still dark outside. and chilly, 50 at national airport, but 37 in bristo, virginia pch 45 in hagerstown. no rain on the radar. temperatures today will reach mid to upper 60s. a lot of 70s in the seven-day. >> we're just hours away from the marine corp marathon. it is next sunday, nbc 4 is one of the sponsors this year and we will bring you live coverage from the race next weekend. >> we have a traffic alert for drivers in maryland, the northbound lanes of the baltimore-washington markway at we
. >> i'm richard jordan. the day is off to a cool start, but those temperatures may not stick around for too long. >> and a warm up on the way, let's check in with chuck bell. >> all of that is true richard and angie. the warm up begins really this afternoon, sort of the transition as our winds start to come back around to the south, and just wait until you see how nice it will be around here this upcoming week. hardly going to feel like the last week of october. still early...
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. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 27, 2012. we have states of emergency issued in d.c., maryland, and virginia. >> with the storm approaching on the weekend that means a mad rush on supplies. brace yourself for long lines and empty shelves at grocery stores. >> you'll be hard pressed to find power generators. some hardware stores have already sold out. power loss could be a big deal with this storm. >> let's find out the latest on the storm's track with meteorologist chuck bell. it's been downgraded a little bit. that doesn't mean we're in the clear. >> don't be fooled by the fact it is no longer a hurricane and moving down to tropical storm. that has absolutely nothing to do with how big of an impact that storm is going to have on us. we all knew all along it would not be a tropical system by the time it got this far north because the water over the ocean is so much colder this time of the year. that is causing the weakening. it is still going to be one heck of a storm as it gets into our area. temperatures early on your satur
. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 27, 2012. we have states of emergency issued in d.c., maryland, and virginia. >> with the storm approaching on the weekend that means a mad rush on supplies. brace yourself for long lines and empty shelves at grocery stores. >> you'll be hard pressed to find power generators. some hardware stores have already sold out. power loss could be a big deal with this storm. >> let's find out the latest on the storm's track with...
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. >> i'm richard jordan. let's go to tom. >> sandy is a huge hurricane affecting the entire eastern seaboard. you can see right around here, the center of circulation, there's an increased growth now of convectional, increased growth of thunderstorms and you can see this now beginning to really dig deep and develop. out ahead of that, way out of ahead of that, a couple hundred miles, category 1 hurricane with 75 mile per hour wones. as it comes inland as a strong post-tropical area of low pressure coming ashore anywhere between chincoteague and long island, it's a huge area. it could be coming ashore here. it looks like the timing will be after sunset on monday, perhaps around 8:00 p.m. or so, coming ashore then, then moving north of the metro area, slowly into monday night and tuesday morning. we'll have the worst wind and heaviest rain. i'll sort it out for you coming up in just a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, tom. we're tenning to track sandy as the storm moves towards the east coast. >> danielle
. >> i'm richard jordan. let's go to tom. >> sandy is a huge hurricane affecting the entire eastern seaboard. you can see right around here, the center of circulation, there's an increased growth now of convectional, increased growth of thunderstorms and you can see this now beginning to really dig deep and develop. out ahead of that, way out of ahead of that, a couple hundred miles, category 1 hurricane with 75 mile per hour wones. as it comes inland as a strong post-tropical area...
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jordan zimmermann struggled going three innings and giving up five runs. cardinals offense jumped all over the nats. pitching staff cruising to a 12-4 win. after the game the nats said they're happy to be heading back home to d.c. >> a different atmosphere, it's going to be our fans our stadium. it's going to be more comfortable for us to be playing there. >> we're excited to go home. you know. be able to clinch there. >> because you're at home you feel like you're in the driver's seat? >> definitely. you're 1-1, you're going home for three games. you're even now, going home, it's definitely a positive thing. >> game three is tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. edwin jackson will pitch for the nats. chris carpenter for the cardinals. >>> that ball is lined to right. one run is in. two runs are in. the orioles lead it 2-1. >> orioles now even in their playoff series with the yankees. the o's won 3-2 last night in baltimore. chris davis drove in two runs with that hit in the third iing. mark reynolds rbi in the sixth proved to be the game winner. game three tomorrow night
jordan zimmermann struggled going three innings and giving up five runs. cardinals offense jumped all over the nats. pitching staff cruising to a 12-4 win. after the game the nats said they're happy to be heading back home to d.c. >> a different atmosphere, it's going to be our fans our stadium. it's going to be more comfortable for us to be playing there. >> we're excited to go home. you know. be able to clinch there. >> because you're at home you feel like you're in the...
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richard jordan is in baltimore where health officials just released the new details. >> reporter: jim, this is typically used to treat back pain, but now several people have died, one in maryland and one in virginia. doctors here say they've been able to pinpoint a two-month time frame where this injection was distributed and they think they know where it came from. >> we were notified by centers for disease control -- >> reporter: the state department of mental health and hi hygiene say patients are at risk of having meningitis. a facility in massachusetts where the injections were mixed and shipped out. there, doctors believe a fungus contaminated the product. nine facilities received shipments of the questionable steroid injections. >> this case, there were human cases, and it was tracked back to the product. >> reporter: the meningitis outbreak has reached six states with five deaths, but doctors fear the number of those with meningitis may get higher. >> we believe that there are probably hundreds of patients who may have received an injection, and those cases are currently under
richard jordan is in baltimore where health officials just released the new details. >> reporter: jim, this is typically used to treat back pain, but now several people have died, one in maryland and one in virginia. doctors here say they've been able to pinpoint a two-month time frame where this injection was distributed and they think they know where it came from. >> we were notified by centers for disease control -- >> reporter: the state department of mental health and hi...
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richard jordan reports those attacks are growing increasingly ve lent. >> reporter: drivers go past what hours earlier was a crime scene without a clue. >> i think this is unsafe. >> reporter: after dark, police say this business district became the site of a brutal attack. >> it is kind of an isolated area, not a whole lot of lighting. >> reporter: alexandria police say the 20-year-old got off a bus at 11:30 on eisenhower and van doren. a short walk later, up the street to courtney avenue, that's where the victim was caught offguard by a strange man. she says she believed he's hispanic. >> he had displayed the knife and demanded money. when the victim said, i don't have any money to give you, he then grabbed her and pulled her over the guardrail into the bushes where he sexually assaulted her. >> reporter: the attack has some women in the area on edge. >> i'm worried about this. i didn't expect from this area like this. >> reporter: that concern is growing, because alexandria police are now investigating three attacks on women just within the past month. this one, the most violent, but
richard jordan reports those attacks are growing increasingly ve lent. >> reporter: drivers go past what hours earlier was a crime scene without a clue. >> i think this is unsafe. >> reporter: after dark, police say this business district became the site of a brutal attack. >> it is kind of an isolated area, not a whole lot of lighting. >> reporter: alexandria police say the 20-year-old got off a bus at 11:30 on eisenhower and van doren. a short walk later, up the...
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richard jordan, news4. >>> virginia's health commissioner quit her job today. karen remly said she is resigning because of the new rules for abortion clinics, which need to meet the same as the hospitals. >>> maryland transit authority is going to be adding new surveillance while you're onboard. the mta is installing new audio recorders. it will expand to more than 300 buses. the buses already have video cameras and will have signs telling riders they're being recorded. the mta said the state attorney general advised that the devices are legal and not an invasion of privacy. >>> i don't think government should be in the business of destroying the ability to have a private conversation in a public place. >> we want to make it very clear there's no one sitting in a room monitoring audio and video 24/7. this video will only be reviewed in the event of an accident or an incident on our buses. >> mta operates commuter buses in the d.c. area. >>> still ahead on news4 at 6:00, caught on tape, what a passenger did inside a taxi that got the driver so angry, he did this
richard jordan, news4. >>> virginia's health commissioner quit her job today. karen remly said she is resigning because of the new rules for abortion clinics, which need to meet the same as the hospitals. >>> maryland transit authority is going to be adding new surveillance while you're onboard. the mta is installing new audio recorders. it will expand to more than 300 buses. the buses already have video cameras and will have signs telling riders they're being recorded. the...
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somebody is dumb enough to believe that's what it came from, nice work. >> if you're a huge michael jordan fan -- there are many of you out there, you might want to save something like that. >>> coming up, what we learned overnight about a terrorist plot targeting new york city. >> two hikers talk about the days they were lost in the wilderness. >>> tom kierein t >>> and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news4 today. >>> a woman is seriously hurt after being hit by a truck in college park. >>> a young man from bangladesh behind bars accused of trying to blow up the federal reserve building in new york. >>> people in d.c., maryland, and virginia will test their earthquake preparations as part of the first ever great southeast shakeout. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. but first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. a live look at the washington monument this morning. 55 degrees here in the district. another cool but not chilly start to the morning. tom kierein has your forecast. >> beautiful start to the day. don't ha
somebody is dumb enough to believe that's what it came from, nice work. >> if you're a huge michael jordan fan -- there are many of you out there, you might want to save something like that. >>> coming up, what we learned overnight about a terrorist plot targeting new york city. >> two hikers talk about the days they were lost in the wilderness. >>> tom kierein t >>> and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news4 today. >>> a woman...
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reporting live in baltimore, richard jordan. >>> a man dangling in the air after a scaffolding mishap. rescue crews had to help him down outside the commerce department downtown. the scaffolding the man was working on fell, but investigators say he was tied to safety lines and wasn't hurt. they're still trying to figure out why that scaffolding collapsed. >>> coming off of a strong debate performance. presidential nominee mitt romney is taking his campaign back on the road. and tonight that road goes through virginia. governor romney and his running mate congressman paul ryan will be speaking to supporters in fishersville near stanton. julie carey is live there with reaction to last night's debate. >> reporter: well, what a difference one day and one debate makes. governor mitt romney and congressman paul ryan expected to take the stage around 6:45 tonight. the crowd said they're ready to celebrate last night's debate performance, and ready to rally around this gop team with excitement that even they can see hasn't been there before. >> woo! >> reporter: they lined up early in the she
reporting live in baltimore, richard jordan. >>> a man dangling in the air after a scaffolding mishap. rescue crews had to help him down outside the commerce department downtown. the scaffolding the man was working on fell, but investigators say he was tied to safety lines and wasn't hurt. they're still trying to figure out why that scaffolding collapsed. >>> coming off of a strong debate performance. presidential nominee mitt romney is taking his campaign back on the road....
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. >> we find news4's richard jordan. richard, tell us what happened there. >> reporter: first off, we can tell you that the couple that was inside the house is safe. firefighters were able to get them out and put them into a neighbor's home. there is still power throughout the neighborhood. however, the street is blocked off. this is nevada and nebraska. you can see the fire trucks, police trucks lined up here. right now what they're trying to do is assess the damage to that home. it appears, according to police, a strong burst of wind came through this neighborhood, knocked this large tree down. now, when that tree came down, branches from some of the trees right next to it also snapped. so not only was the home that was directly impacted, does that have a big hole right through the roof, but also the neighbor's home was clipped by some of these larger branches as well. so right now, what firefighters are doing is they're actually going through the home, making sure it is not compromised. the integrity of the home is no
. >> we find news4's richard jordan. richard, tell us what happened there. >> reporter: first off, we can tell you that the couple that was inside the house is safe. firefighters were able to get them out and put them into a neighbor's home. there is still power throughout the neighborhood. however, the street is blocked off. this is nevada and nebraska. you can see the fire trucks, police trucks lined up here. right now what they're trying to do is assess the damage to that home....
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the attacks are growing increasingly violent, as richard jordan reports. >> reporter: when a woman was attacked last night, police say the area was likely dark and des oh late. >> usually after 9:00 here, it's almost closed. >> reporter: alexandria police say the 20-year-old got off a bus at 11:30 on eisenhower and van doren. a short walk later up the street to courtney avenue, that's where the victim was caught offguard by a strange man. she says she believes he's hispanic. >> he demanded money. when she said she had no money, he pulled her into the bushes where he sexually assaulted. >> reporter: it has some women in the area on edge. >> i'm worried about it. i didn't expect from this area like this. >> reporter: that concern is growing, because alexandria police are now investigating three attacks on women just within the past month. this one, the most violent, but detectives say they don't think the three are connected, because the other two happened near homes run parkway, about two miles away, and they think that is just too far. the previous two victims managed to get away, but
the attacks are growing increasingly violent, as richard jordan reports. >> reporter: when a woman was attacked last night, police say the area was likely dark and des oh late. >> usually after 9:00 here, it's almost closed. >> reporter: alexandria police say the 20-year-old got off a bus at 11:30 on eisenhower and van doren. a short walk later up the street to courtney avenue, that's where the victim was caught offguard by a strange man. she says she believes he's hispanic....
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. >> and i'm richard jordan sitting in for aaron gilchrist. we're waking up to temperatures in the 50s right now. it's 6:00 straight up. look at that picture. it looks like we're in for another warmup. >> tom kierein is here with the forecast. what's going on? >> did you say it's october? >> that's what the calendar says. >> it doesn't feel like. going to feel more like a late august day. there's capitol hill under a partly cloudy sky. >>> looking at temperatures around the region, we have a milder morning than we've had the last couple of mornings. right now temperatures in the suburbs and rural areas are generally in the mid-40s. yesterday morning we were down near freezing much of the region. right near the potomac, right near the chesapeake bay, most locations mid-60s. away from the waters, eastern shore, many locations in the 40s, shenandoah valley out of the mountains. few sprinkles up in pennsylvania. that's going to stay to our north. storm team 4 hour by hour forecast for today. by 8:00 a.m., we will have still a chill in the air. sun
. >> and i'm richard jordan sitting in for aaron gilchrist. we're waking up to temperatures in the 50s right now. it's 6:00 straight up. look at that picture. it looks like we're in for another warmup. >> tom kierein is here with the forecast. what's going on? >> did you say it's october? >> that's what the calendar says. >> it doesn't feel like. going to feel more like a late august day. there's capitol hill under a partly cloudy sky. >>> looking at...
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., richard jordan, news 4. >> thanks, richard. >> all lanes of i-95 are open. the accident happened around 11:30 last night at mile marker 138. virginia state police say the car was trying to avoid hitting a deer. the accident shut down northbound lanes of 95 for more than five hours. it took that long to clean up debris and fuel that spilled. >> look at all that traffic out there. is it still out there? let's talk to danella for the first time this wednesday morning. >> good morning to you both. i-95 in virginia is a lot better. it was tied up. now, nice and clear. here is the situation still going on that was occurring this morning. northbound pennsylvania avenue, the left lane blocked between the beltway because of a water main break in that area. crews are working to repair it. the outer loop of the beltway, an earlier crash at georgia avenue. that crash is gone. a bit under speed. not terrible. sluggish as you head toward i-270. it will take 14 minutes. >> back to you. >> thanks. >>> the federal government launched a prop into the d.c. tax office. chief fi
., richard jordan, news 4. >> thanks, richard. >> all lanes of i-95 are open. the accident happened around 11:30 last night at mile marker 138. virginia state police say the car was trying to avoid hitting a deer. the accident shut down northbound lanes of 95 for more than five hours. it took that long to clean up debris and fuel that spilled. >> look at all that traffic out there. is it still out there? let's talk to danella for the first time this wednesday morning. >>...
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jordan zimmermann, runners on first and second. zimmermann looped to right field. ian desmond to the third. bottom two, zimmerman on the mound, the results not as good as at the plate. two on. the single to right. molina comes home. the cardinals go up 2-1. they lead 5-1 in the fourth inning. >>> dan hellie is in st. louis. he will have a full report tonight on news4 at 11:00. meantime, chris cooley is stand big in the studios there in d.c. he's going to have more on "the cooley report." and that is later in sports. >>> coming up, a deadly air strike in israel. the target, a place for children. >>> the senate seat in virginia is up for grabs, but a new round of ads could help sway voters hours before a new face-off. >>> gas pces spiked to more than five bucks a gallon. now it may turn into a federal investigation. >>> and a man confronted by a very angry stag. he takes matters int i approve this message. mitt romney: "i'm not in favor romney's being dishonest here an independent, non-partisan liberals will raise taxes on the chairman of that so-called romney's form
jordan zimmermann, runners on first and second. zimmermann looped to right field. ian desmond to the third. bottom two, zimmerman on the mound, the results not as good as at the plate. two on. the single to right. molina comes home. the cardinals go up 2-1. they lead 5-1 in the fourth inning. >>> dan hellie is in st. louis. he will have a full report tonight on news4 at 11:00. meantime, chris cooley is stand big in the studios there in d.c. he's going to have more on "the cooley...
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jordan crawford has never met a shot he didn't like and hep's going to make this one. he led the way with just 11 points for the wizards. and kyrie erving, nice spin move right there. pass to anderson varejao. cleveland ends the game on a 20-8 run. cavaliers win 94-84. afterwards, the head coach searching for answers. >> i don't know if we tried to do too much. tried to be somebody we weren't. that wasn't the team i've seen in the last four weeks. i don't know if it's the first game, execution, offense. you forecast we were doing things out on the floor that i didn't ever see any of these guys do before. >> and not in a good way. the home opener saturday night against the boston celtics. >>> back to football for a moment. delang low hall was ejected sunday for arguing with a referee. last night, jay leno decided to have some fun with it. >> anybody catch the redskins/steelers game the other day? de'angelo hall got right in the ref's face and he received the harshest penalty i've ever seen. >> there we go. we have a wrestling match. you can see he reached for his flag r
jordan crawford has never met a shot he didn't like and hep's going to make this one. he led the way with just 11 points for the wizards. and kyrie erving, nice spin move right there. pass to anderson varejao. cleveland ends the game on a 20-8 run. cavaliers win 94-84. afterwards, the head coach searching for answers. >> i don't know if we tried to do too much. tried to be somebody we weren't. that wasn't the team i've seen in the last four weeks. i don't know if it's the first game,...
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news4's richard jordan is at the live desk in our newsroom. >> the damage is widespread beyond anything that area was prepared for and it will likely take weeks, even months before the recovery is complete. 22 people in the new york area are dead and that figure is expected to grow. there are massive power outages. hundreds of thousands of utility customers are in the dark. power lines are down. these live wires sparking fires in some cases. in queens, take a look at this six-alarm fire. it destroyed many homes. hospitals like nyu's medical center had to evacuate patients including babies in the neonatal units because they are without power. schools are closed. the subway system is at a standstill. service is expected to be suspended for four to five days. in new york and new jersey, neighborhoods are wiped out. right now an aerial search for survivors is underway. hundreds of people have refused to evacuate and instead, attempted to ride out the storm at home. take a look at the conditions of those homes. right now, governor chris christie said finding those a are strand is priority nu
news4's richard jordan is at the live desk in our newsroom. >> the damage is widespread beyond anything that area was prepared for and it will likely take weeks, even months before the recovery is complete. 22 people in the new york area are dead and that figure is expected to grow. there are massive power outages. hundreds of thousands of utility customers are in the dark. power lines are down. these live wires sparking fires in some cases. in queens, take a look at this six-alarm fire....
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. >> and i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. it's tuesday, october 23rd, but the temperatures sure aren't feeling like it's late october around here. we have a warmup, and it looks like temperatures are only going up from here. >> looks good, tom. >> this is the time of year we get big contrasts between the morning and afternoon, so you have to dress for two seasons. >>> it's rather chilly now. storm team 4 current temperatures, all those areas in blue are in the 40s. that covers much of virginia, much of maryland and the eastern shore. the little patches of green, that's where we're in the low 50s. right at reagan national on the warmer waters of the potomac, it's at 54. right around the chesapeake bay, temperatures there generally low to mid-50s. farther west in the mountains in western maryland, much of eastern west virginia, mid-40s, as is much of the shenandoah valley, except around winchester and the low 50s. here's the view from space. a few clouds drifting over from a little disturbance. scattered clouds will stay to our
. >> and i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. it's tuesday, october 23rd, but the temperatures sure aren't feeling like it's late october around here. we have a warmup, and it looks like temperatures are only going up from here. >> looks good, tom. >> this is the time of year we get big contrasts between the morning and afternoon, so you have to dress for two seasons. >>> it's rather chilly now. storm team 4 current temperatures, all those areas in blue are in...
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richard jordan was out and about this afternoon in northwest d.c. he continues our team coverage now, where a tree fell on a house today. richard? >> reporter: yeah, jim and pat, i just spoke briefly with the couple that lives inside the house. they were home when this tree came down on top of their roof. they're assuming it was a strong burst of wind that came by. but you can see the large tree from their backyard just fell on top of their home. it also clipped some of the other trees nearby. so other branches came down as well, even the neighbor's home suffered some roof damage. all this happening here, nevada and nebraska, the couple that lives inside, fortunately they were not hurt. they were able to go back into their home, escorted by d.c. emergency management workers. they went inside to grab a couple of their belongings, then they were sent over to their neighbor's home. that's where they're going to stay at least for the time being. the fire crews are out here, as well as police, just trying to assess the damage to the homes and see if ther
richard jordan was out and about this afternoon in northwest d.c. he continues our team coverage now, where a tree fell on a house today. richard? >> reporter: yeah, jim and pat, i just spoke briefly with the couple that lives inside the house. they were home when this tree came down on top of their roof. they're assuming it was a strong burst of wind that came by. but you can see the large tree from their backyard just fell on top of their home. it also clipped some of the other trees...
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. >> and i'm richard jordan. we are live this morning at the pentagon parking lot where runners are about to line up for the marine corps marathon. good morning, tom kierein. >> we've had scattered light rain coming from the first effects of sandy which is still a very large hurricane. it has winds now of about 75 miles an hour. its position is still way off the atlantic seaboard, southeast of north carolina. as a category 1 hurricane maintaining that strength today. it will take a turn during the day on monday. it looks like late on monday, sunset monday to midnight monday, that's when it may be coming ashore from south of ocean city to another point. how much rain and wind? we'll sort it out coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> tom, thanks. >>> we continue to track sandy as the storm moves towards the east coast. >> danielle lee is live in cape may, new jersey with the latest from there. good morning, danielle. >> good morning, richard and angie. the clock is ticking here in cape may, new jersey. we are
. >> and i'm richard jordan. we are live this morning at the pentagon parking lot where runners are about to line up for the marine corps marathon. good morning, tom kierein. >> we've had scattered light rain coming from the first effects of sandy which is still a very large hurricane. it has winds now of about 75 miles an hour. its position is still way off the atlantic seaboard, southeast of north carolina. as a category 1 hurricane maintaining that strength today. it will take a...
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. >> is called the kings academy, the idea was born out of king abdullah of jordan's own experience of boarding school here in the u.s. few thought a private coed boarding school in the heart of the middle east could succeed a few years after it opened its doors, the school is thriving, growinand attracting some of the region's best and brightest students. in a region steeped in conservative tradition, a modern laboratory of learning is breaking new ground. >> 167. >> reporter: where boys and girls study together, play side by side and can even use dance to express themselves freely. this is not your typical middle eastern school. instead, it's one preparing students for whatever life's punches come their way. and to bring a new vision to a region that's been mar roomed into turmoil for generations. it was king abdullah's experience at deerfield college in massachusetts that inspired this model academy. >> independence of thought. the ability to reason critically. respect for different points of view. those are the intellectual values that we value here. >> reporter: the school's missi
. >> is called the kings academy, the idea was born out of king abdullah of jordan's own experience of boarding school here in the u.s. few thought a private coed boarding school in the heart of the middle east could succeed a few years after it opened its doors, the school is thriving, growinand attracting some of the region's best and brightest students. in a region steeped in conservative tradition, a modern laboratory of learning is breaking new ground. >> 167. >>...